Scream (Tokio Hotel album)

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Scream
Tokio Scream.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 June 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length46:13
Language English
Label
Producer
  • Patrick Benzner
  • Dave Roth
  • Peter Hoffmann
  • David Jost
Tokio Hotel chronology
Zimmer 483
(2007)
Scream
(2007)
Humanoid
(2009)
Singles from Scream
  1. "Monsoon"
    Released: 18 May 2007
  2. "Ready, Set, Go!"
    Released: 24 August 2007
  3. "Scream"
    Released: 11 December 2007 (US only)
  4. "Don't Jump"
    Released: 8 February 2008
  5. "1000 Oceans"
    Released: July 2008

Scream is the debut English studio album and the third overall studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It contains English versions of songs from their previous albums Schrei and Zimmer 483 : [1] eight of the twelve songs come from Zimmer 483 while the remaining four originated from Schrei. The name Scream is the English translation of the name of the first Tokio Hotel album, Schrei .

Contents

In German-speaking countries, the album was released [2] as Room 483 – the English translation of their second album's name ("Zimmer 483"). The first single released from the album was simply called "Monsoon" – not "Through the Monsoon" (the literal translation of the original, "Durch den Monsun").

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Cosmos Gaming(mixed) [6]

Initial critical response to Scream was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 51, based on four reviews. [7] In the US, Tokio Hotel won the MTV VMA Best New Artist award for the album.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Scream. [8]

Scream – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scream"
  • Patrick Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Peter Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:21
2."Ready, Set, Go!"
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:34
3."Monsoon"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:01
4."Love is Dead"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
  • Georg Listing
  • Gustav Schafer
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:42
5."Don't Jump"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:09
6."On the Edge"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:05
7."Sacred"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:03
8."Break Away"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Listing
  • Schafer
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:24
9."Rescue Me"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:56
10."Final Day"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
3:03
11."Forgotten Children"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:34
12."By Your Side"
  • D. Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • R. Roth
  • Benzner
  • D. Roth
  • Hoffmann
  • Jost
4:24
Total length:46:13
UK Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
13."Live Every Second"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
3:55
14."Raise Your Hands" (Live in Madrid)  3:47
Canadian Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
13."1000 Oceans"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
3:55
14."Monsoon" (Live in Milan)  3:47
US and Brazil Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
13."Live Every Second"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
3:50
14."1000 Oceans"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
3:55
15."Durch den Monsun"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
3:47
US iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
16."Black"
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • B. Kaulitz
  • Rebecca Roth
  • Roth
  • Benzner
  • Jost
  • Hoffmann
  • T. Kaulitz
3:21
US Hot Topic Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Raise Your Hands" (Studio version)3:37

Singles chronology

Europe (except UK) and Latin America
United Kingdom
United States and Canada

Release history

RegionDate
Germany, Italy, Netherlands 1 June 2007
France, Portugal 4 June 2007
South Africa 27 September 2007
Canada 25 March 2008
US 6 May 2008

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [32] Gold15,000*
France (SNEP) [33] Gold75,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece) [34] Gold7,500^
Italy100,000 [35]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [36] 2× Gold100,000^
Portugal (AFP) [37] Platinum20,000^
Russia (NFPF) [38] 2× Platinum40,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [39] Gold40,000^
United States175,000 [40]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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